Lakeshore West line

Lakeshore West is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Hamilton, along the shore of Lake Ontario. Some train trips extend past Hamilton to St. Catharines and Niagara Falls.

Lakeshore West
A Lakeshore West line GO Transit train westbound past Exhibition in Toronto
Overview
OwnerMetrolinx
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
LocaleGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area,
Niagara Region
Stations15 (plus 1 under construction)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemGO Transit rail services
Operator(s)GO Transit
Daily ridership33,500 (2019)
History
OpenedMay 23, 1967 (1967-05-23)
Technical
Line length132 km (82 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed153 km/h (95 mph) (speed limit)
150 km/h (93 mph) (locomotive max)
Route map

km
0
Union
North Bathurst Yard
3.2
Exhibition
8.2
9.2
10.8
Mimico
Willowbrook Yard
15.4
Long Branch
Etobicoke Creek
Toronto
Peel Region
20.6
Port Credit
21.2
26.9
Clarkson
Peel Region
Halton Region
34.4
Oakville
Sixteen Mile Creek
39.8
Bronte
41.5
44.9
Appleby
51.5
Burlington
52.5
Burlington Junction
Queen Elizabeth Way
55.7
Aldershot
Halton Region
Hamilton
59.9
Hamilton Junction
60.0
Hunter Street tunnel
63.2
Hamilton GO Centre
Hamilton Yard
63.1
West Harbour
72.3
Confederation
Hamilton
Niagara Region
86.3
Grimsby GO
89.5
Jordan Harbour
114.6
St. Catharines
Twelve Mile Creek
Highway 406
Welland Canal
Niagara Escarpment
Queen Elizabeth Way
132.6
Niagara Falls
Amtrak Maple Leaf
to New York City
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